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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jan 19, 1999
Agricultural Reconciliation Act of 1999 - Amends the Agricultural Act of 1938 to repeal provisions regarding: (1) parity payments to producers of wheat, corn, cotton, rice, or tobacco; (2) farm marketing quotas and acreage allotments for corn; (3) marketing quotas for wheat, cotton, and rice; and (4) wheat marketing allocation. Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to repeal certain price support provisions and price supports for cotton, feed grains, and wheat. Amends the Agricultural Market Transition Act to reduce payment amounts available for production flexibility contracts. Prohibits price supports beginning with FY 2002.
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Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] · D–NJ
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Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Resource Conservation and Credit.
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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